Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:5:
- Kankanaey: “I will bless you (sing.) because Abraham believed/obeyed me and he fulfilled all my laws and commands.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “For Abraham did everything like I said. He obeyed the commands, laws, and teachings that I gave him.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-do this because Abraham obeyed me. He obeyed all my laws and teachings.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I will do that because your father Abraham obeyed me. He obeyed everything that I told him to do, everything that I declared and all the laws that I gave him.’ So Isaac went and asked King Abimelech if he would permit him to live in the Gerar area. The king said, ‘Okay,'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:6:
- Kankanaey: “Because of that, Isaac stayed at Gerar.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “So Isaac stayed in Gerar.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore Isaac stayed there in Gerar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “so Isaac stayed there along with his wife and sons.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:7:
- Kankanaey: “When the men at Gerar asked concerning his spouse, he said that Rebeka was his younger-sibling. He was afraid to say that (she was) his spouse lest they kill (him) on-account of Rebeka so-that they would-marry (her), because she of-course was beautiful.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Because Isaac’s wife, Rebekah was very beautiful, being afraid that the men who lived there would kill him and take Rebekah, if anyone asked about his wife he would say, ‘[She is] my younger sister.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Rebeka was beautiful, so if the ones from-Gerar would ask Isaac about his wife he answered that Rebeka was his sibling. He was afraid to-say that (she was) his wife for maybe they would-kill him so-that Rebeka could-be-taken.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When the men in Gerar town asked who Rebekah was, Isaac said, ‘She is my sister.’ He said that because he was afraid to say, ‘She is my wife.’ He thought, ‘Rebekah is very beautiful, so they will want her. If I say that she is my sister, they know they will have to negotiate about a bride price because I am her older brother; but if I say that she is my wife, no negotiation will be possible. They will just kill me to get her.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:8:
- Kankanaey: “Isaac stayed there a-long-time. There was one day when Abimelek looked-down from the window, he saw (immediacy particle) Isaac and Rebeka sleeping-together.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “One day many days later when King Abimelech looked out the window he saw Isaac loving his wife.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “A long time now was the staying of Isaac and company there in Gerar. And one day, it happened that Abimelec king of the Filistinhon looked-out-thru-the-window and he saw that Isaac and Rebeka were-fondling-each-other.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When Isaac had been there a long time, one day Abimelech, the king of the Philistine people-group, looked down from a window in his palace and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:9:
- Kankanaey: “He had- Isaac -called and said, ‘So-surprised-realization she is your (sing.) spouse and why did you (sing.) say that she was your (sing.) younger-sibling?’ Isaac answered and said, ‘Because I thought they might kill-me on-account of her.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Summoning Isaac inside, Abimelech said — ‘Rebekah is your wife. Why are you saying she is your younger sister?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So he called Isaac and said-(to-him), ‘She (is) really your wife? Why did you (sing.) say that she was your (sing.) sister?’ Isaac replied, ‘I was-afraid that maybe you (pl.) would-kill me because of her.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said to him, ‘Now I realize that she is really your wife! So why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?’ Isaac replied to him, ‘I said that because I thought that someone here might kill me to get her.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:10:
- Kankanaey: “Abimelek said, ‘How-come you (sing.) have done this? It would have been easy for one of my people to sleep-with your (sing.) spouse and you (sing.) (immediacy) would have been the cause of our (excl.) sinning.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Abimelech said — ‘What is this you have done to us? If it happened that someone did an evil deed to your wife you would have made all of us guilty, wouldn’t you?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Abimelec said, ‘What- you -have-done to us is not good. What if it-happened that one of my men had-slept with her, you would-have-been the-reason for our (excl.) sinning.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Abimelech said, ‘You should not have done this to us!/Why did you do this? One of our people might have had sex with/slept with your wife, and you would have caused us to be guilty of a great sin!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:11:
- Kankanaey: “Therefore Abimelek said admonishing all his people, ‘Even anyone who does what is bad to this man or his spouse will die.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Abimelech gave everyone a decree like this — ‘If anyone even touches this man or his wife, he will be killed.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Abimelec warned all the people. He said, ‘Anyone who will-do- a -bad-thing to this man or to his wife will-be-killed.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Abimelech commanded all his people, saying, ‘Do not harm/molest this man or his wife! Anyone who does that will surely be executed!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:12:
- Kankanaey: “Isaac planted in that land in that same year and he harvested a hundred times the manyness of what he had planted. God blessed him” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Isaac cultivated land [lit.: worked the field] there. And that year he harvested a hundred fold more, for the LORD blessed him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Isaac planted (crops) in that place and he harvested 100 times in that year, because the LORD blessed him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Isaac planted grain in that land that year, and he harvested a very large crop, because Yahweh blessed him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)